The government is yet to say how much it cost to commission the statues but no matter how much it spent, this would have made some difference in the lives of the people of Mthatha
Advanced democracies with coalition governments and strong committees understand the necessity of developing rules and institutions to mitigate executive unaccountability
‘The ANC government is doing to black people what the apartheid government did’
Ramaphosa calls on the private sector and labour to work with Transnet and the government to fix escalating problems
Exports could suffer as the country fails to get into gear on producing electric vehicles
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For too long rural areas have been ignored by politicians
Our problems are load-shedding, high unemployment, unfavourable investment conditions, corruption and collapsing infrastructure
To ensure efficiency the public procurement system need to be streamlined, using sound technical processes and tools to improve procedures
Incidents where ministers fell back on race-baiting politics when questioned by members of the public about the shambles in their departments underlines the lack of accountability endemic in the government
The retail price of petrol will rise by up to R2.43 a litre from Wednesday
It’s not sustainable for every employed person to support three others, analysts say
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A government could program its cryptocurrency with whatever features it deems necessary. It would allow states to control what money should be spent on, where it could be spent, when or even by whom
The government, civil society organisations and public and private institutions need to take the initiative
Government structures in South Africa have been shown to host the greatest, albeit subtle, homophobia towards black gay men
Politics have come in the way of South Africa upholding its commitment to international criminal justice as the ANC reconsiders its 2016 threat to leave the international criminal court
The state capture report reveals a governance crisis at state-owned entities. Experts weigh in on how this came to be and what to do about it.
MTN has joined the list of companies that have made vaccines mandatory
Human Rights Watch says large-scale efforts and resources are needed to prevent even worse gender-based violence statistics
One of their biggest challenges is getting parents to support ECD practitioners and day mothers and get more involved in their children’s development
Former president Thabo Mbeki urged business and government and society to work together to tackle issues such as poverty, unemployment and poor services and infrastructure
A multi-stakeholder approach has been implement to improve teenagers’ access to sexual and reproductive health rights services
Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research
The South African Local Government Association said a three-year wage deal had been agreed on the remuneration of municipal employees
Leadership will be at the core of how the learning space evolves and uses the pandemic as an opportunity to advance
To turn SA’s youth unemployment crisis around, we need to believe in young people’s potential, but also come up with a concrete, inclusive action plan
DA leader John Steenhuisen challenges ANC to share its list of mayoral candidates during the main opposition party’s own big metro candidate list-reveal
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
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Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant
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Eswatini’s acting prime minister recently encouraged citizens to make use of an email address to express their concerns
Seventeen investigative reports, undertaken by Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s office, detail gross negligence and maladministration in government structures
There is growing concern about a possible liquidation of the entity should it not be repurposed
New anti-corruption forum aims to prevent corruption and mismanagement and incentivise whistleblowers in infrastructure projects